In order for Finland to become a member of NATO, the accession protocols signed on Tuesday must still be ratified in the parliaments of all NATO countries. The graphic shows how things are going.
Finland took another step towards NATO membership when the NATO countries signed the so-called accession protocols of Finland and Sweden on Tuesday in Brussels.
Next – before the final membership of Finland and Sweden – all 30 current member countries still have to ratify, i.e. confirm, the accession protocols according to their own national practices.
HS follows the progress of ratifications by country in this article and in the updated table at the end.
The table is updated as soon as ratifications and related schedules become known to HS.
In some countries there has been a desire to accept the membership of Finland and Sweden very quickly.
Denmark, Canada and Norway immediately announced on Tuesday that the ratification was ready.
Fast ratification is also expected from at least the Baltic countries. For example, the Estonian Parliament is scheduled to discuss the ratification of Finland’s NATO membership on Wednesday, July 6.
Before The memberships of Finland and Sweden have been ratified, the countries are so-called observer members.
This means, among other things, that they can attend NATO meetings with the right to attend and speak, with the exception of nuclear weapons planning.
Naturally, they also do not have the right to vote until they are full members.
However, the countries will be able to get more deeply involved in NATO’s activities than at present and can start discussions about the actual content of their own membership.
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